Stake-holder.



No. 807,082. PATENTED DEC. 12, 1905. G. LEWIS & A. J. BOSTWIGK. STAKE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

Application filed February 24, 1905. Serial No. 247,092.

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Be it known that we, CUTLER LEWIS and ARTHUR J. BosTwIoK, of Eau Claire, Eau Claire county, Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stake- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to stake-holders for use on sleighs or cars; and the object of the invention is to provide a holder which will rigidly support a stake when in use, but permit its ready removal when it is desired to discharge the load.

A further object is to provide a holder that will brace and support the lower end of the stake against outward movement when subjected to pressure at the upper end from the skids while the logs are being loaded.

Other objects ofthe invention will appear from the following detailed descri tion.

The invention consists general y in providing a stake-holder with an opening in its side wall through which the stake is discharged and means for bracing and supporting the lower end of the stake against outward movement.

Further, the invention consists in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one end of a bunk with our improved stake-holder applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the stake removed and showing the parts in their unlocked position. Fig. 4 represents details of the devices for locking the latch against accidental separation from its catch.

In the drawings, 2 represents a sleigh-bunk or carbeam, having at the end on one side a stake-holder consisting of a plate 3, that is bolted in the top of the'bunk and bent down over one side thereof and provided with a flange that extends outwardly from the bunk to form the rear wall of the holder and is then bent parallel with the bunk to form the side Wall 4. The outer side of the holder and the bottom are open to facilitate the discharge of the stake 5, that is fitted therein. .A plate 6 is hinged on a bolt 7 at the bottom of the holder near its rear wall and is adapted to close the open side and bottom when the holder is in use and swing down to the position shown in Fig. 3 to allow the quick 'convenient discharge of the stake. A link 8 is pivoted on the end of the bunk and provided with a latch 9, having a notch 10, that is adapted to engage a catch 11, provided in a bar 12, that is bolted to thewall 4. This bar 12 is extended back toward the middle of the bunk and secured thereto and serves as a brace to hold the stake-holder in place. A plate 13 covers the catch 11, and a lever 14 is pivoted under said plate and engages the lower edge of the latch 9 and holds the notch and catch in engagement with one another, preventing their accidental separation as long as the lever 14 is in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 1. As soon, however, as the lever is released it will be tilted by gravity to the position shownin Fig. 3, and release the latch 9. An arm 15 is pivoted on the bar 12 and provided with a lug 16 to engage the end of the lever 14 and lock it in a hori- Zontal position, and a link 17 on the lower end of the arm 15 engages a hook 18 on the wall 4 and locks the arm against oscillation.

The manner of using the stake-holder is as follows: The plate 6 is raised to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 and the link 8 swung across the open side wall and fastened, by means of the latch, to hold the plate in its'vertical position, and then the stake is inserted into the holder. The lower end of the stake will rest upon the plate and will be braced and supported against outward thrust that is produced by the pressure of the skids on the upper end of the stake while loading the logs on the sleigh or car.

The plate will also brace the lower end of the v stake against outward movement when the upper end of the stake is drawn inwardly toward the middle of the load by the weight of logs resting u on the chains connecting the upper ends 0 the opposite stakes. ever it is desired to discharge the load, the latch is released, and the plate will drop down below the holder and allow the stake to fall therefrom.

We claim as our invention- 1. A stake-holder having an opening. in its side wall of suflicient size to allow the discharge of a stake therethrough, means for temporarily looking a stake in said holder, and means hinged near the rear wall of the holder and arranged to brace or support the Whenlower end of the stake against the outward thrust caused by inward pressure on the upper part of the stake.

2. A stake-holderhaving an open bottom and side, means for temporarily closing said side and bottom and supporting the lower end of astake against outwardthrust, and means extending across said open side for temporarily locking said closing means.

3. A stake-holder having an opening in its side wall to allow the discharge of a stake therethrough, a hinged plate arranged to close' said opening, and means extending across the opening in said holder for locking said plate against premature movement.

4. A stake-holder having an opening in its side wall to allow the discharge of a stake therethrough, and means hinged near the rear wall of said holder and arranged to brace or support the lower end of the stake against outward thrust caused by inward pressure on the upper part of the stake.

5. A stake-holder having an opening in its side wallto allow the discharge of a stake therethrough and also having an open bottom, an angle-plate hinged in said bottom near the rear wall and adapted to close the bottom and open side of the holder, and means for locklng said plate against premature movement.

6. A stake-holder having an opening in its side wall to allow the discharge of a stake therethrough and also having an open bottom, and means pivoted in said holder near said bottom and adapted to temporarily close the same and sald side-wall opening, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 20th day of February, 1905;

CUTLER LEWIS ARTHUR J. BOSTWICK. Witnesses:

J. AMUNDsoN, C. L. ToLLEs. 

